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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2166: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires a blood bank to comply with a physician's order for an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation for a specific patient; requires a hospital to allow a patient who is scheduled for a medical procedure to provide an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation upon order of a physician. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 32.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2166 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires a blood bank to comply with a physician's order for an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation for a specific patient; requires a hospital to allow a patient who is scheduled for a medical procedure to provide an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation upon order of a physician. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 32. Primary sponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jody BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  7. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2026
  10. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
  11. P2C, ref. to Health Committee
  12. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source